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A new poll suggests that the majority of Australians have voted in favour of marriage equality.

The country is currently taking part in a voluntary postal vote on the issue of marriage equality, and while the result won’t be binding, it will give politicians a better idea of what the public wants when they perform a vote in parliament.

A previous survey conducted in August suggested that 63% of Australians intended to vote ‘Yes’ to equality, and the results of a new poll released today appear to confirm those predictions.

Conducted by ReachTEL and Sky News Australia, the poll found that 64.3% of those surveyed have already returned their ballot papers with a ‘Yes’ vote, while a further 6% are still planning to vote ‘Yes’.

On the other side of the debate, the poll suggests only 15.5% have returned their ballots with a ‘No’ vote, while a further 5.7% said they were still planning to vote ‘No’.

5.7% said they would not vote either way, and 2.8% said they hadn’t received a ballot.

With a sample size of 5,000, the survey is the largest since the campaign began.

The Equality Campaign also released the results of their own poll today, which suggests that 77% of enrolled Australians have already returned their ballot papers, roughly lining up with Sky News’ survey.

“We’re delighted with the turnout, it’s a real sign people understand the power of their vote,” said Tiernan Brady, the Equality Campaign’s executive director.

“People understand the power of their vote and [the poll] reflects what we’ve been hearing on the doors and on phone calls… that the vast majority of people have voted.

“The vast majority of people see this is not a normal political question. They understand that this is about real people’s lives, real people’s dignity.”